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| North Africa consists of... |
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| Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt |
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| Basic Characteristics of N. Africa |
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| Arab-Islamic culture legacy due to Ottoman and other Arab empires. |
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| Basic Characteristics of N. Africa |
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| Lack of water (Sahara Desert), Oil is in Libya and Algeria |
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| Basic Characteristics of N. Africa |
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| Arab-Islamic culture legacy due to Ottoman and other Arab empires. |
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| Three Presidents, Nasser (1952-1970) socialist. Increased ties to peripheral countries to be more independant from the core. Sadat (1971-1980)opens up foreign investment and makes peace with Israel. Becomes second largest recipient of foreign aid. Mubarak (1981-present) restores ties to arab nations, but is faced with growing islamic movement that wants to declare islamic law because of extreme poverty. |
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| Oil is center of their economy. Oil money brings about universal health care, housing, education. Nationalist movements are considered terrorist orgainzations by US. US bombed their capital of Tripoli in 1986 because of their support of terrorism. |
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